Part II: Assessment of Class

3. Many of the students enrolled in this class are Geography majors. Do you feel this class is appropriate for non-geography/non-science majors? Please elaborate based on your personal experience.

Most defiantly this should be open to other majors. Look at the guys from the EU. I made a lot of noise in the beginning of class, but they took over in the end and ran the summit. They were accounting I believe. Global studies would be a perfect link being that we are talking about global issues, and giving people the roles of different countries.

Although having a background in geography prepares you well for the topics discussed in this class, I think that anybody could take it and not be lost. Understanding the scientific aspects of the course is necessary for complete understanding, but is not really the focus.

I think that it was incredibly valuable to have non-geography majors in the course. My example of how I felt this greatly benefited the course was having the economics majors when discussing the issues of carbon trading. The economics majors understood how this would helped every country; however, I am not saying that no one else did, but their ability to explain it and present it to the class provided a clarity, and precision that was incredibly beneficial.

I feel this class is ideal for an assortment of majors and would serve to enhance the different aspects of the protocol.

The class is definitely appropriate for non-geography and non-science majors. I personally am not a science or geography major, but by petition will be able to apply this class to both of my majors. Regardless of that fact, this class deals with a contemporary problem that cuts across various disciplines. In the future, I know that the negotiation skills I learned in this class will prove very useful. The independence this class grants to the students, to actually explore the elements of global warming that are of their personal interest, allows this class to be of interest to students of all disciplines.

I think this class is ok for any major. Since this class deals with current events it forces the students to do research and learn about specific details. Any UC student is qualified to do so.

Yes I think it was a good class for almost anyone from any major because in this class you basically learn things that you didn't know while researching for the topics you are working on. I found this class of great help in magnifying my understanding of Kyoto protocol and global warming. I had heard about Kyoto before in other times and heard what it stood for but after taking this class I know practically ins and outs of Kyoto.

By all mean yes! This class is exactly what non-Geography majors need. It lets other disciplines get involved in a debate that involves everyone in some way or another. Lets face it, global warming is such a heated debate because all the disciplines are arguing with each other. It is so important to have non-Geography majors in this class to open up their mind and let them look at an environmental side of the way the world works.

I am a geography major, but I feel that the balance of other emphasis was important. This class balanced many different fields of interest and this made it diverse, interesting, and unique.